GANG OF ONE GASTON promotes gang-free lifestyles for youth in Gaston County.  GANG OF ONE GASTON provides youth and their families alternatives to the gang-lifestyle and access to resources all over Gaston County that allow them to lead positive, gang-free lives.  If you are a youth in Gaston County and are being pressured to join a gang, YOU ARE NOT ALONE! 

GANG OF ONE GASTON is here to help you.  Together, we can accomplish anything.  GANG OF ONE GASTON can help you fight against gang pressure and provide you the alternatives right for you and your situation.  You can CHOOSE to live GANG-FREE. 

Gangs are Not the Answer

·         Join an athletic team or club.

·         Participate in an out-of-school program, like the Boys and Girls Club.

·         Take a part-time job.

·         Talk with your parent(s).

·         Talk with a religious leader, school teacher, or guidance counselor.

·         Talk with someone you trust.

·         Do not join a gang.

·         Contact GANG OF ONE GASTON at 704-864-SAFE (7233).

 Already in a Gang?

·      Make a plan for getting out.

·     Never tell the gang that you plan to leave.  Your safety may be at risk.

·      Begin spending time doing other things instead of hanging out with the gang.

·     Talk with your parent(s).

·    Talk with a religious leader, school teacher, or guidance counselor.

·     Try to stop dressing and looking like a gangster

·         Contact GANG OF ONE GASTON at 704-864-SAFE (7233) for additional assistant

·         Stop hanging out with gang members, talking like a gang member and acting like a gang member.

·         Get good at making excuses. Your parents can help you with this, but if not, try a teacher or an older friend for help

·         Find people who will support you and believe in you.

You Can Walk Away!

Getting out of a gang isn't easy, but it can be done.  Young people make the decision to have a better life everyday.  So can you.

Find people, especially caring adults, who you think are special and will keep reminding you that you are special.

In your mind, think of an adult you can touch base with if you have a problem or need to talk.  Then use these people to help support you as you change your life with good advice and assistance.

Begin believing in yourself and in your power to change.  No matter who you are, what you have done, or where you live, you deserve better.

We think so too.  Gangs are a dead-end street. 

Be your own Gang of One.